The 2024–25 Coupe de France preliminary rounds made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams took part in the main competition from the seventh round. This was the 108th season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Réunion, Saint Martin, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon). Due to Ligue 2 being reduced to 18 teams this season, 166 teams were due to qualify for the seventh round from the process, being 155 from the mainland regions and 11 from overseas territories. However, due to unrest in New Caledonia, no qualifying competition took place, and no representative was selected for the main competition.

The six (or more, if required) preliminary rounds were organised by the 13 Regional leagues from the mainland, and the 6 Regional leagues of the overseas departments and territories. They took place between April and October 2024.

Schedule Although all mainland regions follow a set schedule from the third round, regions are allowed to set their own schedules for earlier rounds, including any preliminaries required. The Paris-Île-de-France league chose to hold their early rounds at the end of the 2023–24 season, rather the normal August dates.

Overseas territories organise their own qualifying tournaments, aligning with entry into the main tournament at the seventh round.

RoundDateThird round 15 September 2024Fourth round 29 September 2024Fifth round 13 October 2024Sixth round 27 October 2024

Leagues The details of the qualifying rounds for each league is separated out to individual articles, to avoid this article being too lengthy.

Overseas leagues

Mayotte On 23 April 2024, the Mayotte league announced the structure of the competition, and the draws for the first three rounds, confirming that 81 teams would take part. This would see 30 clubs from the third and fourth tier enter at the first round stage, with 3 given byes. The teams from the second tier were added to the draw with the winners and byes from the first round, and two ties were drawn to allow for the correct number of qualifiers for the third round, where the top tier clubs entered the competition. The round of 32 draw was published on 18 June 2024. The draw for the remaining rounds were published on 2 August 2024.

Réunion In a change to last season, the Réunion league designated that the qualifying competition would be open to teams from the top three tiers, Régional 1, Régional 2 and Super 2. On 2 May 2024 the league published, via their official Facebook page, the draw for the opening round, referred to as the preliminary round, with 21 ties drawn, implying 11 byes to the next round and a total of 53 teams participating. The subsequent round, referred to as the third round to align with the rest of the qualifying competitions, was also published on the league's official Facebook page on 26 June 2024. The fourth round draw was published on 17 July 2024. The fifth round draw was published on 22 August 2024. The sixth round draw was conducted on local television and published on 8 October 2024 via the league's official Facebook page.

French Guiana On 9 August 2024, the league published the list of the 37 teams registered for the qualifying competition, and the structure of the competition. A preliminary round, analogous to the second round in the mainland competition, would see ten teams enter. The remaining teams entered at the 3rd round stage.

Martinique The draw for the first preliminary round, referred to as the second round to align with the rest of the competition, in the region was made on 15 July 2024 and published by the league on 22 July 2024. There were 23 ties drawn with 9 teams given byes to the third round. The draw for the third round was published on 28 August 2024. The fourth round draw was published in local media on 17 September 2024. The fifth round draw was published on the league's Facebook page on 19 September 2024. The sixth round draw was published on 3 October 2024.

Guadeloupe The draw for the opening round of the competition, named as the second round to align with the main competition, was made on 30 July 2024, and published on the leagues website on 23 August 2024. The third round draw, which saw the entry of the team from the Collectivity of Saint Martin, was published on the leagues Facebook page on 13 September 2024. The fourth round draw was also published on the leagues Facebook page on 27 September 2024. Similarly, the fifth round draw was published on 16 October 2024. The sixth and final round draw was published on 25 October 2024.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon To be completed.

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

A total of fifteen teams qualified from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine preliminary rounds, one more than the previous season.

In 2023-24, two teams from the region progressed to the Round of 32, Bergerac Périgord FC and Trélissac-Antonne Périgord FC. Both lost at home to Ligue 1 opposition by a single goal; Bergerac to Lyon and Trélissac to Brest.

Pays de la Loire

A total of eleven teams qualified from the Pays de la Loire preliminary rounds.

In 2023–24, FC Challans and Les Herbiers VF both progressed to the Round of 64, before losing to higher tier opposition at home. Challans were defeated 4–0 by Ligue 2 side Rodez AF, whilst Les Herbiers were knocked out on penalties by Championnat National side LB Châteauroux on penalties, after a 2–2 draw.

The Pays de la Loire league published the first round draw on 2 August 2024. Three days later, they published the full structure of the competition, confirming a total of 516 teams from the region had entered, and that 414 teams would take part in the first round, including all teams from the District levels and all but 29 teams from the Régional 3 division. The second round would include the remainder of the Régional 3 teams and 40 teams from Régional 2. The third round would include 17 teams from Régional 1 and 7 teams from Championnat National 3. The 5 teams from Championnat National 2 would enter at the fourth round stage, and the sole team from Championnat National would enter at the fifth round stage.

The second round draw was published on 28 August 2024. The third round draw was published on 12 September 2024. The fourth round draw took place on 18 September 2024, with the results published on 20 September 2024. The fifth round draw took place on 2 October 2024, with the results published a day later. The sixth round draw was made live on the league's official Facebook page on 16 October 2024.

Centre-Val de Loire

A total of six teams qualified from the Centre-Val de Loire preliminary rounds.

In 2023–24, three sides from the region progressed to the round of 32. US Orléans and LB Châteauroux were both defeated by Ligue 1 opposition in Paris Saint-Germain and Le Havre, respectively. SO Romorantin were defeated by AS Saint-Priest, from one league below them.

The league published the draw for the first two rounds on 19 July 2024, with the structure of these rounds indicating 260 clubs from the region had entered the competition. The first round consisted of 93 ties, featuring all but one district-level teams. The second round draw saw all the regional-level teams, and the remaining district-level team enter, with a total of 77 ties drawn. The third round, drawn on 5 September 2024, saw the entry of the nine Championnat National 3 teams from the region. The fourth round, drawn on 18 September 2024, saw the entry of the three Championnat National 2 teams from the region. The fifth round, drawn on 2 October 2024, saw the entry of the single Championnat National team from the region. The sixth round was drawn on 16 October 2024.

Corsica

Two teams qualified from the Corsica preliminary rounds.

In 2023–24, AS Furiani-Agliani were the team from the region that progressed furthest in the main competition, losing in the eighth round to Entente SSG from Championnat National 3, one division below, by a single goal.

On 1 August 2024, the league announced that there were 38 teams entered into the competition, and laid out the format of the preliminary rounds. 12 teams from Regional 3 and Regional 4 entered from the start of the competition, aligned with the second round of the other regions. The 18 other Regional teams, and the 4 teams from Championnat National 3 entered at the third round stage. The two Championnat National 2 teams entered at the fourth round stage. By the time the draw for the second round was made on 8 August 2024, this had changed to just five ties being drawn and 19 byes, due to one team withdrawing from the competition.

The third round draw was published on 5 September 2024. The fourth round draw was published on 19 September 2024. The fifth round draw was published on 3 October 2024. The sixth round draw was published on 17 October 2024.

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

A total of nine teams qualified from the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté preliminary rounds.

In 2023–24, FC Sochaux Montbéliard progressed the furthest in the competition, reaching the round of 16, where they were heavily beaten by Ligue 1 opponents Rennes.

The first round draw was published by the league on 11 July 2024, with 138 ties drawn including all teams from District level divisions, and all but 24 teams from the third tier of the Regional league. The second round draw was published on 20 August 2024, with the 24 previously exempted Regional 3 teams and the 38 Regional 2 teams joining at this stage. The third round was published on 3 September 2024, having taken place the day before, and saw the 23 Regional 1 teams and the 11 Championnat National 3 teams enter the competition. Subsequent draws were streamed live by the league from various locations. The fourth round draw took place on 17 September 2024, with the single team from Championnat National 2 entering at this stage. The fifth round draw took place on 1 October 2024, with the two teams from Championnat National entering at this stage. The sixth round draw took place on 15 October 2024. In total, 376 clubs from the region entered the competition; 375 during the preliminary rounds, and AJ Auxerre of Ligue 1 during the main competition.

Grand Est

A total of twenty teams qualified from the Grand Est preliminary rounds.

In the 2023–24 edition of the competition, US Thionville Lusitanos and Sarreguemines FC both progressed furthest, reaching the round of 64 stage. Thionville were defeated by Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille by a single goal, whilst Sarreguemines succumbed to Ligue 2 side FC Valenciennes in a two-goal defeat.

On 18 July 2024, the league published the draw for the first round of the competition. The draw consisted of 360 ties featuring teams from district divisions and some from the third tier of the regional league. The draw also listed the 213 clubs still exempt at this stage, confirming that 933 from the region were taking part in the competition this season. The second round draw was published on 20 August 2024, and saw the remaining teams from the third tier of the regional league, and all but four teams from the second tier of the regional league, join the competition. The third round draw, which say the entry of all remaining teams from the regional league, the seven teams from Championnat National 3, and the qualifying team from Saint Pierre and Miquelon, was published on 3 September 2024.